Lunar Observations - Naked Eyes Objects

Feature	Best Observed	Date	Time	Location	Notes
Old Moon In New Moon's Arm	Within 72 hours after New Moon
New Moon In Old Moon's Arm
Waxing Crescent Moon	Within 48 hours after New Moon
Waning Crescent Moon	Within 48 hours before New Moon
Man in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
Rabbit in the Moon
Cow jumpping over the Moon
Maria Crisium	First Quarter to Full Moon
Maria Fecunditatis	First Quarter to Full Moon
Maria Serenitatis	First Quarter to Full Moon
Maria Tranquillitatis	First Quarter to Full Moon
Maria Nectaris	First Quarter to Full Moon
Maria Imbrium	Full Moon to Third Quarter
Maria Frigoris	Full Moon to Third Quarter
Maria Nubium	Full Moon to Third Quarter
Maria Humorum	Full Moon to Third Quarter
Maria Oceanus Procellarum	Full Moon to Third Quarter

Lunar Observations - Binoculars Objects

Feature	Best Observed	Chart #	Date	Time	Moon Age	Location	Notes
Lunar Rays
Sinus Iridum	Full Moon to Third Quarter	10
Sinus Medii	First Quarter to Full Moon	33
Sinus Roris	Around Third Quarter	1,8,9
Palus Somnii	Around First Quarter	26,37
Palus Epidemiarum	Around Third Quarter	63
Mare Vaporum	Around First Quarter	22,33,34
Crater Langrenus	About 4 days old	49
Crater Vendelinus	About 4 days old	60
Crater Petavius	About 4 days old	59
Crater Cleomedes	About 4 days old	26
Crater Atlas	About 4 days old	15
Crater Hercules	About 4 days old	14
Crater Endymion	About 4 days old	7
Crater Macrobius	About 4 days old	26
Crater Piccolomini	About 7 days old	58
Crater Theophilus	About 7 days old	46
Crater Cyrillus	About 7 days old	46
Crater Catharina	About 7 days old	57
Crater Posidonius	About 7 days old	14
Crater Fracastorius	About 7 days old	58
Crater Aristoteles	About 7 days old	5
Crater Eudoxus	About 7 days old	13
Crater Cassini	About 7 days old	12
Crater Hipparchus	About 7 days old	44
Crater Albategnius	About 7 days old	44
Crater Aristillus	About 7 days old	12
Crater Autolycus	About 7 days old	12
Crater Maurolycus	About 7 days old	66
Crater Plato	About 10 days old	3
Crater Archimedes	About 10 days old	12,22
Crater Ptolemaeus	About 10 days old	44
Crater Alphonsus	About 10 days old	44
Crater Arzachel	About 10 days old	55
Crater Walter	About 10 days old	65
Crater Maginus	About 10 days old	73
Crater Tycho	About 10 days old	64
Crater Clavius	About 10 days old	72
Crater Eratosthenes	About 10 days old	21,32
Crater Longomontenus	About 10 days old	72
Crater Copernicus	About 10 days old	31
Crater Bulliadus	About 10 days old	53
Crater Aristarchus	About 10 days old	18
Crater Gassendi	About 10 days old	52
Crater Kepler	About 14 days old	30
Crater Grimaldi	About 14 days old	39

Lunar Observations - Telescope Objects

Feature	Best Observed	Chart #	Date	Time	Moon Age	Location	Notes
Sinus Aestuum	About 10 days old	32
Lacus Mortis	About 7 days old	14
Palus Putredinis	About 9 days old?	22
Promontorium Laplace	About 10 days old	10
Promontorium Heraclides	About 10 days old	10
Promontorium Agarum	About 7 days old	38
Montes Alphes	About 10 days old	12
Montes Apenninus	About 10 days old	22
Mons Hadley	About 10 days old	22
Mons Piton	About 10 days old	12
Mons Pico	About 10 days old	11
Rupes Altai	About 7 days old	57
Rima Hyginus	About 7 days old	33,34
Villis Schroteri	About 14 days old	18
Villis Alpes	About 14 days old	4,12
Rupes Recta	About 14 days old	54
Crater Picard	About 4 days old	26
Crater Furnerius	About 4 days old	69
Crater Petavius Wall	About 4 days old	59
Crater Messier/Messier A	About 4 days old	48
Crater Proclus	About 4 days old	26
Crater Fabricius	About 4 days old	68
Crater Plinius	About 7 days old	24
Crater Mitchell	About 7 days old	5
Crater Cassini A	About 7 days old	12
Crater Manilus	About 7 days old	23,24
Crater Gemma Frisius	About 7 days old	66
Crater Davy	About 10 days old	43
Crater Pitatus	About 10 days old	54,64
Crater Billy	About 10 days old	40
Crater Fra Mauro	About 10 days old	42
Crater Clavius craterlets	About 10 days old	72
Crater Hippalus	About 10 days old	52
Crater Herschel, J.	About 10 days old	2
Crater Schickard	About 14 days old	62
Crater Reiner Gamma	About 14 days old	29

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